Cinemalaya 2016 Complete List of entries

CINEMALAYA 2016 returns this year on August 5-14 at the CCP (Roxas Blvd., Pasay City) and Ayala Cinemas!

For the first time, Ayala Malls Cinemas brings the festival outside Metro Manila at Ayala Center Cebu that will run on August 9 -14. Marking its first opening at Ayala Center Cebu, Cinemalaya will have its opening night on August 9 featuring “Dagsin” and “Lando at Bugoy.”

Now on its sixth year partnership with Cinemalaya Foundation, Ayala Malls Cinemas has again championed the works of the country’s talented filmmakers showcasing the festival’s entries in seven of their branches (runs from August 6 – 14 in Metro Manila and August 9-14 in Cebu) – Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 1, Fairview Terraces, U.P. Town Center, Solenad and Ayala Center Cebu.

Meanwhile, here are the finalists in the MAIN COMPETITION CATEGORY (full length films):

“ANG BAGONG PAMILYA NI PONCHING”

Directors: Inna Salazar and Dos Ocampo / Writer: Inna Salazar

CAST: Janus del Prado, Ketchup Eusebio, Odette Khan

GENRE: Dark comedy / family light drama

SYNOPSIS: A religious man who does petty crimes, Ponching, gets into a new venture, text scamming, thinking it will not really hurt anyone. One day, his seemingly "innocent" text scam accidentally cons a recipient into thinking he is the bastard child of their late relative.

SYNOPSIS: After surviving the Death March, Martial Law and the loss of his legs, Justino became an atheist. But when his wife dies, a part of him is yearning to believe in life beyond death; just for a chance to be with her again. Searching for parts of her he can still hold on to, he devours her diaries for information into their past --opening a Pandora's Box of secrets.

SYNOPSIS: “Hiblang Abo” speaks volumes of muted memories and infinite struggles among four men in their twilight years, confined in a hospice facility or home for the aged. Their gray hair grows and fades unnoticed, their lives enter the void of oblivion. Everything unfolds so naturally into their swan song until their body pains and heartaches yield the same intensity, when their hearing and their feelings become permanently impaired; and when their blurry vision and memories become “clear” signs that the inevitable state of death is as fleeting as the vibrancy of life itself.

SYNOPSIS: “I America” is a dramedy about a complex half-Pinay, half-Caucasian lady looking for American living in Olongapo City (Philippines) who tries to get her passport and US visa in order to meet her father personally for the first time.

SYNOPSIS: “Kusina” (Her Kitchen) is the silent witness to the life and love of Juanita. It is her sanctuary, the place where she creates dishes for her family, her friends, even enemies and strangers. Through cooking, she gets to know the people around her, and in return, reveal herself to them.

SYNOPSIS: Disrespected by his teenage son, a 40-year-old high school dropout tries to solve this problem by returning to school which only makes his son hate him even more. Amidst the struggle between them, an unexpected event changes everything.

“MASELANG BAHAGHARI”

Director: J.E. Tiglao / Writers: J.E. Tiglao and Boo Dabu

CAST: Being confirmed

GENRE: Coming of age

(Pulled out due to financing issues)

SYNOPSIS: Adam is a 14-year old charming and introvert boy, born with the secret of having both male and female genitals. As an intersex, he finds himself embarked and lost in a painful transformation -- a journey that takes him into the physical and spiritual limits of gender identity and into the ambiguities of fate and desires.

SYNOPSIS: Carmen, a middle-aged cook, is about to close down her eatery at the foot of Mt. Arayat when a white American teenage boy named Mercury approaches her and begs for work in exchange of nothing but shelter.

SYNOPSIS: Pina-ilog (Nora Aunor) is chosen to be their village's "Binukot", a maiden selected as the fairest amongst the women in her village, confined to her house, never allowed to go outside. She is chosen to keep the traditions alive, memorizing the chants, dances, and performing them.

She is to pass the title and responsibility to her granddaughter Dowokan (Barbie Forteza). When the sanctity of the "tuos" becomes threatened, putting Dowokan in danger, Pina-ilog realizes that she cannot just stand aside. Pina-ilog finds herself coming face to face, literally, with the ghosts of tradition, which have shackled her into a life of solitary confinement.

TICKETS are at regular cinema prices, available at the Cinema Booth on the day of the screening. Will post full details about availing tickets in advance via online ticketing for participating Ayala Cinemas.

August 13 (Sat):
10:00 AM – Special Screenings: THE LONG AND SHORT OF LAV >> ANG ARAW BAGO ANG WAKAS -- 1 short film by Lav Diaz to be screened in three (3) screening times: 10:00 AM, 10:40 AM, and 11:20 AM
12:45 PM onwards (8 hours epic)– Special Screenings: THE LONG AND SHORT OF LAV >> HELE SA HIWAGANG HAPIS